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Re: Recreating a childhood memory

Posted by Thom Brennan on 12/25/2021, 8:29 am, in reply to "Recreating a childhood memory"

Nice work, and thanks for the trip down memory lane. We had HAWAIIAN PILOT in my house, too. My Dad or my brother built the kit; I was too young.

Happy Holidays!

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In 1955 when I was 9 years old Revell released a plastic kit, in approximately 1:400 scale, of the Matson freighter HAWAIIAN PILOT. I immediately fell in love with it, probably because of the romantic box art.

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Recently I saw that art on the internet and 66 years later decided to try to recreate that model in 1250 scale. I will be posting a Feature Article next year on this build, but here's a preview.

I decided to use as the basis for the model a C-3 model from Shapeways.

The transformation required a lot of work but here's the finished product, which I completed a few days ago.

I'm very happy with the result. I hope that this holiday season, each of you can enjoy some warm memory from your childhood too.

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Recreating a childhood memory - Paul 12/24/2021, 3:55 pm

I built this model, too! - Dick 1/6/2022, 7:20 am
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Bruce Gordon 12/27/2021, 10:09 am
- And btw... - Bruce Gordon 12/27/2021, 11:01 am
  - Re: And btw... - jeff 12/28/2021, 4:14 am
    - Re: And btw... - Joe 12/29/2021, 11:28 am
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Douglas C Miller MD,PhD 12/26/2021, 8:51 pm
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Ulrich Rudofsky 12/26/2021, 2:40 pm
Wonderful work. - Bob 12/25/2021, 11:16 am
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Chris Hankin 12/25/2021, 11:15 am
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Thom Brennan 12/25/2021, 8:29 am

Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Peter Ewell 12/25/2021, 8:15 am
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - jeff 12/25/2021, 4:39 am
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Rich H. 12/24/2021, 7:09 pm
- Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Paul 12/24/2021, 8:27 pm
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - SanDiegoShipMan 12/24/2021, 6:39 pm
- Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Douglas C Miller MD,PhD 12/26/2021, 8:57 pm
Re: Recreating a childhood memory - Jim Davis 12/24/2021, 6:34 pm
- Re: Recreating a childhood memory - DAVID ALCOCK 12/24/2021, 11:45 pm

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[quote] Nice work, and thanks for the trip down memory lane. We had HAWAIIAN PILOT in my house, too. My Dad or my brother built the kit; I was too young. Happy Holidays! [quote] In 1955 when I was 9 years old Revell released a plastic kit, in approximately 1:400 scale, of the Matson freighter HAWAIIAN PILOT. I immediately fell in love with it, probably because of the romantic box art. old Recently I saw that art on the internet and 66 years later decided to try to recreate that model in 1250 scale. I will be posting a Feature Article next year on this build, but here's a preview. I decided to use as the basis for the model a C-3 model from Shapeways. The transformation required a lot of work but here's the finished product, which I completed a few days ago. I'm very happy with the result. I hope that this holiday season, each of you can enjoy some warm memory from your childhood too. [/quote] [/quote]

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